Zagreb, Paris, Annecy: NeW NeW Artists in June 2026

The animators the NeW NeW project supports are traveling to Europe this June for the presentation and screenings. Looking forward to seeing you!

Animafest Zagreb
Masterclass by Sawako Kabuki with the presentation & Screening by NeW NeW: Another New Wave of Japanese Short Animation
Date and Venue: June 12 Fri 12:00-14:30 @ MM Centar
Artists in attendance: Sawako Kabuki (Anal Juke, Summer’s Puke is Winter’s Delight), Sumito Sakakibara (Iizuna Fair), Masa Kudo (Difference and Repetition and Coffee), Shohei Ohmae (One Day), Shinobu Soejima (My Organs Lying on the Ground)
with the screening of Happy Eyescream by Shiika Okada and Hoichi (Work in Progress) by Hoji Tsuchiya

Paris
Une autre Nouvelle vague de l’animation indépendante japonaise
Date and Venue: June 19 Fri 19:00-21:00 @Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris
Artists in attendance: Sawako Kabuki (Anal Juke, Summer’s Puke is Winter’s Delight), Masa Kudo (Difference and Repetition and Coffee), Shohei Ohmae (One Day), Shinobu Soejima (My Organs Lying on the Ground)
with the screening of Iizuna Fair by Sumito Sakakibara, Happy Eyescream by Shiika Okada and Hoichi (Work in Progress) by Hoji Tsuchiya

Annecy International Animation Festival (MIFA)
MIFA Partner Pitch: Japanese Animation: New Way, New World
Date and Venue: June 25 Thu 15:00-16:15 @Impérial Palace – Étage 3 – Verdi
The pitched project presenting: Sawako Kabuki (Edible), Sumito Sakakibara (Children’s Hymn), Shohei Ohmae (Whispers of Spring), Masa Kudo (Sing by Ear), Shinobu Soejima (Fallen Jellyfish), Shiika Okada (Good Boy without Beard), Hoji Tsuchiya (Hoichi)